Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per in American Samoa
American Samoa: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per was 1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per in American Samoa, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
American Samoa recorded 1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per in American Samoa peaked at 1.40 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 334,800 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2000.
American Samoa ranks 54th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 334,800 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 529,965 current US$ per square kilometre | +58.3% |
| 2002 | 731,820 current US$ per square kilometre | +38.1% |
| 2003 | 482,889 current US$ per square kilometre | -34.0% |
| 2004 | 670,560 current US$ per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 2005 | 1.40 million current US$ per square kilometre | +109.4% |
| 2006 | 579,020 current US$ per square kilometre | -58.8% |
| 2007 | 865,765 current US$ per square kilometre | +49.5% |
| 2008 | 1.15 million current US$ per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 2009 | 663,570 current US$ per square kilometre | -42.1% |
| 2010 | 483,750 current US$ per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 2011 | 1.24 million current US$ per square kilometre | +156.3% |
| 2012 | 1.27 million current US$ per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.36 million current US$ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 1.20 million current US$ per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 865,425 current US$ per square kilometre | -27.7% |
| 2016 | 1.07 million current US$ per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2017 | 586,710 current US$ per square kilometre | -45.3% |
| 2018 | 702,295 current US$ per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2019 | 858,715 current US$ per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2020 | 631,905 current US$ per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 2021 | 698,760 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 1.09 million current US$ per square kilometre | +55.7% |
| 2023 | 1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 740,957 current US$ per square kilometre | 334,800 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.40 million current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 963,620 current US$ per square kilometre | 483,750 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.36 million current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 865,016 current US$ per square kilometre | 631,905 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.09 million current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 51 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.17 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 52 Palestine 1.11 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 53 Brunei Darussalam 1.08 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 55 Viet Nam 1.02 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 56 Spain 937,502 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 57 Malaysia 811,246 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More private sector data for American Samoa
- Merchandise trade 117.7% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 678.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 394.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,560 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4397 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 14,730 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7371 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World 0.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per in American Samoa?
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per in American Samoa was 1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.40 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 334,800 current US$ per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does American Samoa rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
- American Samoa ranks 54th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.